A Map of the World (album)

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A Map of the World
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedNovember 9, 1999 (1999-11-09)
RecordedFebruary 1999
Studio Right Track, New York City
Genre Jazz fusion, folk jazz
Length66:26
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Pat Metheny, Steve Rodby
Pat Metheny chronology
Jim Hall & Pat Metheny
(1999)
A Map of the World
(1999)
Trio 99 – 00
(2000)
Professional ratings
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A Map of the World is a 1999 album by Pat Metheny. It is the soundtrack of the movie A Map of the World released in 1999 starring Sigourney Weaver. The movie was based on the novel A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton.

Contents

Track listing

All music composed and arranged by Pat Metheny

No.TitleLength
1."A Map of the World"5:38
2."Family"2:09
3."North"4:19
4."Home"0:42
5."Sisters"4:08
6."Childhood"1:26
7."Fall from Grace"2:37
8."Memory"0:55
9."Gone"6:31
10."Flight"0:54
11."Alone"1:22
12."Outcasts"1:30
13."Sunday"1:38
14."Discovery"2:34
15."Acceptance"1:15
16."Realization"1:23
17."Soliloquy"2:52
18."Night"2:00
19."Sunrise"0:51
20."Resolution"3:46
21."Pictures"0:21
22."Patience"1:22
23."Transition"0:52
24."Reunion"1:17
25."Renewal"1:53
26."Homecoming"3:25
27."Forgiving"4:36
28."Holding Us"4:09

Personnel

Orchestra

Technical

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References

  1. Phares, Heather. Pat Metheny: a Map of the World > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0857125958.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 995. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.